Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, Gavin Ortlund discusses the invisibility of the church, how Christians have understood the church throughout history, and what it looks like to see the church through the eyes of faith.

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.

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00:00 - Coming Up
00:40 - Visible/Invisible Distinction
07:20 - Institutionality vs Visibility
09:27 - The Splendor of the Church
15:18 - Elijah and Ahab
18:52 - Athanasius Against the World
20:27 - Hilary of Poitiers
23:04 - Discerning the Church by Faith